White Lightning Movie Review by Teresita Blanco

White Lightning Movie Review by Teresita Blanco

White Lightning is one of those independent movies. The movie is made in black and white colors to make the movie look more realistic. It also adds a strange air of surrealism to the movie. Anyhow, the main character is a boy who lived in the 40s or 30s, Deep South.

The kid has a lot of problems. He keeps doing drugs and getting into fights. He spent a good portion of his life in Juvie. This movie shows the dark nature of jail for kids. It almost seemed like slave labor. This movie also showed many other evil things here and there. 

Life was hard back then, and there were a lot of temptations for little kid. The side stories too were pretty messed up. To help his troubled son, the father of the main kid gave him dancing shoes. He wanted his kid to use his free time in a more constructive fashion. The dancing worked. 

Now the only time when the child is not doing the devil’s work is when he dances. The movie is not half bad for being an independent film. I recommend it for those who like to watch movies about crazy people.